Anonymous: It is funny that Queen's (and OUA team for that matter) finally has success and you state SMU is not a real football team when they loose. SMU is one of the top programs in the CIS and all you have to do it look at the VC' they have won (more then the OUA combined in the last 10 years) not to mention all the AUS titles. Next season Queen's will be loosing the bulk of their team where a young SMU will be coming onto the field with pretty much the same team they have this year. Shame on your for taking a pot shot at SMU's young/rebuilding team!

To the last post...I suppose it never occurred to you that I was being facetious, didn't you?I was being purposely provocative with that comment in order toget a rise out of somebody and lo and behold it workedShame on me for taking a pot shot at SMU's "young" team?Oh boo-hoo.I hope I didn't hurt their little feelings.Really, I could not care less how young they are.Funny, but I don't think I heard the word "rebuilding" mentionedeven once during the season when St. Mary's was winning.I thought SMU was great and invincible every year...at least, that's what you AUS folk keep crowing.When it comes to pot shots, there seems to be a never ending stream of themdirected at the OUA from you AUS supporters.Stuff like "Queen's and Western don't deserve their rankings" or "SMU is the only team capable of beating Laval".Even when Queen's slew the beast, they still can't get respect in some quarters.This Bob guy...from Edmonton, no less....predicted a rout for Calgary.And won more thing...."all those AUS titles"...give me break.Mount Allison?X?Acadia?This is all that stands between SMU and a league title?No wonder St. Mary's cleans up every year.I'd take Western, Ottawa, Laurier and Mac over that lot any day of the week.Oh, and one thing, St. Mary's guy...You like to put down university football in the OUA?Well, consider this...Over thirty players on SMU's roster are from Ontario!Nuff said!

clearly Anonymous 12:23 has never seen Brannagan play. Anyway, I hope Pettapiece, for his sake, is actually right this week, I don't get it, but for whatever reason, he just doesn't like this Queen's team very much. The key will again be Queen's rush defense against Calgary's (both Glavic and Walter). I think Glavic's mobility might affect Queen's pash rush a bit, but they'll still be in his grill for a lot of the day, just as they were against Laval's offensive line, which, surprisingly to me, had two first team all-Canadians, 5 days after getting completely dominated in Kingston. I'm going to fearlessly predict Queen's holds Walter under a hundred yards...I personally think it'll be well under that, but it depends how much he gets the ball. If that happens, Queen's 39, Calgary 30

It will be interesting to see how things change moving forward as schools like Queen's can now offer athletic scholarships. I have heard many suggest that schools like Laval and SMU have been pulling great players from Ontario for years because OUA schools lacked the ability to hand out cash. Someone please correct me if required.

AUS people will always believe their conference is the greatest in the country, when in reality in many sports its a farce - football being one of them. It's pretty evident that the OUA was the best football conference this season (overall - not looking at just one or two teams in each conference). The AUS is a joke, the CW this season was pathetic aside from two teams that would have clobbered SMU (SK & CGY), and well the OUA was legitimate. Dinos by 7 in a great Vanier.